A new university student group is forming in East Texas under the guidance of Kevin Stafford, recent New Mexico transplant and newest Director of the Texas Speleological Survey.
Jerry. CAVE seeks members to learn, enjoy the exploration of caves By: Mark Rhoudes The Pine Log, newspaper of Stephen F. Austin State University Issue date: 2/23/09 Section: News CAVE, Cavern Association of Venture and Exploration, is a new organization on campus that gives people a chance to explore and learn about caves. The club's goal is to provide a better understanding of caverns to its members through studying cavern structure, formation and stability, mapping uncharted caverns in East Texas and volunteering at the Texas Speleological Association. The club was formed to give students a chance to learn about caves in a real-world situation. "We're an organization devoted to exploring caverns and any hole in the ground," Jennifer Wingo, Waco senior and CAVE president said. "We want to explore and put class knowledge to the field," Wingo said. Although the focus of the club is geological, it is open to anyone. "We'd like to have a cross-section of society," Dr. Kevin Stafford, CAVE adviser, said. "Professionals, non-professionals, scientists and non-scientists; a diverse group." The club wants to have members of varying backgrounds. "Geology majors, obviously, would enjoy it," Wingo said, "but so would biology majors, people who like the outdoors, adventure types, photographers and anyone who wants to put textbooks to the field." The club appreciates information about known caves in the local area and already has three weekend trips planned for March, April and May. CAVE meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at noon in the Miller Science Building, room 333. Membership is $10 per semester. Contact Jennifer Wingo at [email protected] with any questions or comments. http://media.www.thepinelog.com/media/storage/paper954/news/2009/02/23/News/Cave-Seeks.Members.To.Learn.Enjoy.The.Exploration.Of.Caves-3643515.shtml
